Chapter 38: The Six Holy Lands (I)
Needless to say, Constantine was already familiar with the history and structure of the alchemy altar, which came from his status as a bounty hunter.
As a top member of the Hunter's Guild, intelligence gathering always comes first.
During his time as a bounty hunter, Constantine earned a large number of mission points, some of which were used to exchange for top-secret information gathered by the Hunters' Guild.
It covers the composition and comparison of the military forces of continental powers such as the Dragon Lance Dynasty and the Holy Empire, as well as the analysis of the relationship between the Dragon Vein family, and even the organizational structure of such a behemoth as the Alchemy Altar is not omitted.
The internal archives of the Hunters' Guild show that the management of the Alchemy Altar in the past dynasties was mainly composed of two types of people, one was the nobles and founders of the chambers of commerce who were rich and rivaled, and the other was the alchemists.
And the owner of the alchemy altar has a hand-to-mouth title "Holy Craftsman", and since the Golden Age, the identity of the Holy Craftsman has been a mystery to this day.
The former provides the necessary production resources, channels and markets for the production and sale of alchemy items, while the latter masters the most critical core alchemy techniques, including forging techniques, enchantment inscriptions, production recipes, and so on.
In fact, it is not without the worldly forces that have moved the idea of appropriating the unique enchantment technology of the alchemy altar as their own, but they have all failed without exception, because those who have mastered these techniques are not at all moved in the face of the various favorable conditions they offer, and even sneered.
The warlocks who make up the top echelons of the Alchemy Altar have very different personalities, ranging from peerless craftsmen who are as strict and rigid as clocks, and who are low-key and pragmatic, to fanatical inventors like the heretic Daedalus, who delve into the forbidden secret arts.
But no matter how great the philosophical differences and personality differences between them, what will never change is their passion and loyalty to technology.
"Alchemy is the way for living beings to speak to the Creator. ”
This is a motto that has been passed down since ancient times within the alchemy altar, and has been adopted as a motto by countless great alchemists in later generations.
Alchemists, nurtured by such ideas, are not at all interested in worldly interests.
"The Alchemy Altar is the most wealthy and worldly influence of all the institutions under the Council, and it is also an important economic driving force for the entire Council to keep it running. ”
Laplace said, "A thousand years ago, the City of Dawn was built, and the Alchemy Altar contributed a lot, and most of the design and construction of the six floating islands and even the entire city came from the hands of the former sages of the Alchemy Altar. ”
And such a powerful alchemy altar is actually only one of the organizations under the World Tree Council, which shows how terrifying the foundation of the City of Dawn is.
"In addition to the Star Tower and the Alchemy Altar, there are four other ancient organizations with extraordinary heritage in the City of Daybreak. ”
Following Laplace's finger, Constantine's gaze continued to move upwards, landing on the floating island of the third orbit of the magic projection, which was very large, more than three times the size of the floating island of the Star Tower.
Above the floating island, a magic pattern glows crimson throughout, and the shape is a standard pentagram magic array, and the ring that makes up the circle is painted with ancient runes.
On the plains of the floating islands, there is a striking architectural model, which is a magnificent old castle with towers and flags.
"This is the third floating island of the Dawnbreaking City, and that emblem represents the [Elemental Heart] located on the third floating island, its headquarters is that castle, and one of its founders is the archmage St. Ingres, who is very familiar to the Holy Empire, so this castle is also called Ingres Castle. ”
"Angel Castle especially favors trialists with excellent magical talents and outstanding mental power, and Cizeriel, Agnes, and Salin were all trialists who came out of that castle back then. ”
Laplace looked at the building in the projection, "The Elemental Heart is the organization with the largest number of magicians in the Council, and the owner of the castle is known as the 'Elemental Will', a position that has been passed down for four generations to date. ”
Constantine asked curiously, "How strong is the strength of the 'Elemental Will'?"
Laplace glanced at the young man beside him: "The four mages who have won the title of Elemental Will over the generations have at least the level of the Grand Magus in their magical powers, and they must be proficient in the spells of three or more factions and be able to cast two forbidden spells independently in order to be qualified to become the Lord of Angel Castle." ”
Constantine took a light breath of cold air, such a terrifying mage is placed in the human world, and it is definitely not too much to sweep a grand duchy by himself.
"This generation's 'Elemental Will' is a classmate of ours back then, his name is Sidora, he is recognized as the most talented mage except for your mother, and he has broken through the magic guide rank more than thirty years ago and became a legendary mage. Laplace said.
"Above the Great Magus, there is a higher realm?" Constantine had heard of the term "Legendary Mage" for the first time, and in the minds of secular mages, the Great Magus was already the pinnacle of the magical realm.
But it is clear that in a place like Dawnbreaker, where there are so many powerful people, the upper limit of the scale of power will be much higher.
"The Archmagus is not the end. ”
Laplace nodded, "At least in the City of Dawn, according to the research of the [Crown of Mysteries], the legendary professional has already left the initial stage of using the rules, and the mages who have stepped into this realm have perfected their understanding and use of a certain law of the plane, and the most pinnacle characters can even touch the deep laws of the plane universe. ”
"Like your mother, Innocent, Cizeriel, and a few other old friends from elsewhere, who have broken through to legendary realm early on, they are true geniuses. ”
Constantine was convinced, he was no longer the young apprentice of the seminary who had just learned the secrets of magic, and after accidentally advancing to the Crown Mage on the snowy field, his understanding of magic had reached a whole new level, and he knew how terrifying it could be for a strong man who could control the rules.
"Is there a higher level above the legend?" After hearing these names, Constantine couldn't help but feel a little yearning, and at the same time subconsciously asked again.
Laplace smiled slightly, he couldn't see it after all the vicissitudes of life, the young man asked this, and subconsciously had a faint idea of wanting to surpass the above names, a fact that made the old astrologer very pleased.
To Constantine's surprise, Laplace actually nodded again, which made Constantine feel even more incredible, and there was a stronger existence than the legendary mage?
"Above the legend, there are more powerful god-likes. Laplace said, "Their number is extremely rare, and they all seem to only appear in a fairly high-level plane, according to the observation and calculation of the second-generation tower master of the Star Tower, in the entire plane universe, a higher plane, such as a plane like Icadia, on average, the probability of giving birth to a god-like is only less than 1 in 10 billion, and the probability of a god-like appearance in the lower plane is infinitely close to zero." ”
"God-likes?"
"As the name suggests, their strength has reached a point similar to that of gods, and they have their own rules, although there is no godhead, among the known existences, His Excellency St. Faustus, the founder of the World Tree Council, as well as the seven demon kings of the abyss plane, and several archangels in the legends of the heavenly realm, can basically be classified as god-like.
"Master, are you a legendary mage now?" asked Constantine solemnly, not daring to forget Joey's advice, especially after listening to Laplace's account.
As a bounty hunter, Constantine had always been accustomed to knowing enough information beforehand and preparing for the worst.
If Daybreak City is a place where there are many sanctuaries like dogs and magic guides everywhere, he really has to be a crown mage as Joey said, always be cautious in his words and deeds, keep a low profile, and the backstage must be hard enough to act with some confidence.
It would be embarrassing if in the future there were people in parliament who wanted to work against him, and Laplace could not save himself.
Laplace smiled and nodded, "I'm ashamed that I was too talented, and it wasn't until ten years ago that I crossed that threshold by chance, and I was much behind your mother, Innocent, and Sidora." ”
Constantine was speechless for a while.
But since Laplace said so, Constantine finally breathed a sigh of relief.
As if seeing the boy's uneasiness, Laplace said with a smile: "Don't be too nervous, the World Tree Council has been operating in this plane for thousands of years, and the protection of the trialists has always been very good, at least on this floating island, you don't have to worry about someone harming you." ”
Constantine said, "Master, what if one day I go somewhere other than the plane?"
Laplace gave him a meaningful look and said, "Then it depends on whether you have the strength and luck of your mother." ”